The Quotient of all Anxieties (2002 Video) User Reviews

Enough with the math, people, we've got a crisis on our hands!

[TBJCSKCNRRQTreviews · 6/10 · 12 March 2008]

As other of Bryan Harley's projects, in particular those involving Andrew Isaac, and often Jared Marshall(and others not featured herein), this is quite silly. It's a spoof, a take on the trailer for The Sum of All Fears, or a fake trailer made for the film. It combines footage from the film itself, some other sources, and some shot by themselves, which includes the three aforementioned guys. There's no real plot to it, it seems to be the story in the film itself, with some changes to make it less serious. It's some scenes cut together, of varying quality(particularly noticeable is the cinematography, both in motion and in framing). The editing is usually quite good, the meshing of studio-produced material and what was shot basically at their houses and such(Bryan and crew have done some pretty convincing shorts... this isn't really one of them). The humor is almost all silly, and some of it is rather random. There's at least one jab at a real person(take one look at the cast-list and you'll know who). I've neither seen the film itself nor a trailer, so I don't know about stuff specific to either. Pacing isn't too bad, but the whole thing, from start to finish, is less than three minutes, closer to two and a half than three. I recommend it to fans of Bryan and co., but if this is the first thing by them you watch, please give more of their work a chance, this really isn't the most flattering piece you could look at. 6/10

Pretty enjoyable for what it is.

[Boba_Fett1138 · 7/10 · 23 November 2007]

This is not a movie though. It simply is just a parody trailer of "The Sum of All Fears". But for what it is, it's pretty good and enjoyable. It's a cleverly edited movie, that mixes real footage from "The Sum of All Fears" and parody shot footage, with a small slice of other movies and real life people as well, in an of course humorous way.

Of course it doesn't have any high production values. The sound is pretty messed up, there is a lack of costumes and convincing enough looking settings and all. But this lack or professionally makes it all work out even more sillier and therefor more funny as well. No way a seriously, expensive made spoof would had worked as effective as this little film. I mean, just look at "Epic Movie", do I need to say more?

There are many funny moments stuffed into 3 minutes time. Most of them are so simplistic and lame that you can't help but laugh at them. But it has some original and unexpected moments in it as well to make you laugh.

Worth checking out.

7/10

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